Traditional Poundcake

9 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • For 9-inch by 5-inch loaf pan or three mini loaf pans
  • 1/2 pound unsalted butter
  • 1 2/3 cups sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 2 cups sifted unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • Whipped cream and seasonal berries, for garnish

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. 2
    Butter and flour bottom of pan.
  3. 3
    Cream butter and sugar in a standing mixer or hand held mixer.
  4. 4
    Add eggs one at a time.
  5. 5
    Add vanilla, then flour, salt and lemon juice.
  6. 6
    Pour into prepared pans and bake 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours (50 minutes for mini pans) or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  7. 7
    Cool in the pan for 5 minutes before taking out.
  8. 8
    Garnish with whipped cream and berries.for mini pans) or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  9. 9
    Cool in the pan for five minutes before taking out.
  10. 10
    Garnish with whipped cream and berries.

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